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I CAP 'Filed Dec. 5, 1922 2 sheets-sheet' 2 Patented dtugg. 31, 1926.

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CAP.

Application filed December 5, 1922. Serial No. 605,0?6.

This invention has reference to a novel type of cap embodying a combinedcap part `and detachable vizor capable of being used independently ofeach other and providing respectively a head-covering and a sunorartificial light vizor to shield the eyes.

An object of the invention is to provide a cap particularly advantageousas a tourist or drivers cap when driving` an automobile or othervehicle; the cap part or crown being removable and capable of being putaway when not desired, the vizor alone being retained in place on thehead and serving both to shield the eyes and to keep the hair fromflying over the face.

lt is well known that caps with detachable vizors are old in the art,and also that eye shields have formerly been provided with an attachingband for holding the same in place, on the head. 1n the latter instance,however, the eye shields are usually employed independently of any capstructure and, on the other hand, the detachable vizors above mentionedhave nofmeans of attachment to the head independently of the capstructure, and hence, are of no particular use when detached from thecap.

ln the present invention the viZor and the crown or cap part arerelatively united by a head band which in addition to serving as afastening means for the cap and vizor also provides means for attachingthe vizor to t-he head independently of the cap part, thus enabling bothparts of the cap to be used together and also separately,

The invention is of a further advantage in that it provides a visoredcap in which the crown or top can be placed in various positions on theheadband to vary the appearance or style of the complete cap, ashereinafter explained.

lith the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in theparticular construction, arrangement and details hereinafter set forth,and illust-rated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cap made in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a view disclosing` the manner of using the vizorindependently of the cap part or crown to provide an eye shield,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the detached vizor, and

Figure lis bottoni plan view of the cap part.

The invention embodies essentially a body or head-covering part 10 andthe detachable vizor 11. rlhe head-covering may be of any desired styleor design and is preferably made of soft material shaped, in the mannerillustrated in the drawings, to provide a round ilatish top 10 adaptedto overhang a relatively stili band 12 which tapers towardsthe front ofthe cap, as shown at 13, so that the top is thereby canted to slopeupwardly from the front to the rear of the cap in the usual andcustomary manner.

rlhe vizorr 11 is normally carried by an endless band 14 of suchdiameter'as to lit snugly against the inside of cap band 12, as shown inFigure 1. Band 14 is provided on the exterior side withcircumferentially spaced studs 15 which engage in sockets 1li, thelatter being provided o n the inside of cap band 12. Band 111 thusprovides means .for connecting the cap and visor and, in addition,reinforces band 12 of the cap. To further unite the cap and vizor, thelatter may be provided on its upper face and forwardly 'of the band 14with a stud fastener 17 which engages in a socket 18 on the front of thecap. However, hook and eyes or other style of fasteners may be used inplace of the snap fasteners described.

llVhen the parts are assembled as shown in Figure 1 they provide a.complete cap of a conventional style and when it is desire(4 lto use thevizor as an eye shield, or to keep the hair from flying over the face,as when driving a machine, the top part 10 may be detached and put awayinto a. pocket of the machine or other convenient place; the vizor alonebeing' worn as shown in Figure 2. lt will be noted that the visor isheld in place by reason of the head band 14E and to provide for a snugand smooth fit with the forehead a sweatband section 19 is provided.This section is stitched or otherwise secured at its lower edge to theunder side of the vizor and adjacent the inner or concaved edge of thelatter, as indicated at 20. Section 19 folds upwardly on the inside ofband 14rand is preferably made of soft leather. By reason of thisarrangement, the soft leather section 19 provides a padding between theforehead of the wearer and the front fasteners 15 and 16. Whenever thevizor is worn alone and for any reason a complete cap is desired, it isonly necessary to place cap part l over the head and to snap it on tothe head band.

y When the parts are assembled so that the visor is in Vits customaryposition at the front ot the crown, as shown in Figure l, a visored capof ordinary and conventional design is provided. It will be understood,however, that the top of the cap can be placed in various positions onthe headband to locate the visor at either the front, back, or on anyside of the tapering band and the stud and socket fasteners aresubstantially equally placed so that when the top is in any one ot' itsvarious positions each stud will be opposite a socket and engageabletherewith to fasten the bands together. The top of the cap, moreover, isof such shape and design as to have a co-operative relation with thevisor so that the appearance or style of the complete cap is varied andchanged accord ingr to the particular location of the visor with respectto the tapering band, For inF stance, should the top of the cap beattached to the headband so that the visor projects Jforwardly of thehigher portion or' the tapering band or top, a cap of another design isproduced. ln this design, the high part of the top which was formerlythe back of the cap, as in Figure l, would now constitute the front ot'the cap and since the crown is spaced high above the visor and declinesrearwardly, the design conforms substantially to the style of caps wornby chauffeurs, Again, when the visor is located in like manner so as toextend from either side of the tapering band rather than either thefront or back, a cap of different design is provided and the sloping ofthe crown from one side to the other oli' the cap causes the latter tohave a smart and jaunty appearance. It will thus be seen that theinvention provides a cap of conventional style in which the adjustabletop or crown part has a certain co-operative relation with respect tothe lower or visor part; the slope of the crown being` utilized inconnection with the visor for varying the appearance of thc cap,whenever desired.

From the foregoing' it will be seen that the invention provides ahead-covering which may be used either as a complete cap with a vizor,or as a vizorless cap while the viZor itself is capable of separate usewhen detached from the cap. It is also to be understood that variouschanges and modifications with respect to the particular design,construction and material of the cap may be resorted to within the scopeof the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A visored cap formed of two separable parts, one part consisting of aband surinounted by a top gradually rising from one edge ot the band toa point of appreciable elevation at the opposite edge, and the otherportion consisting ot ak headband having a visor carried thereby, saidbands being provided 'with complementary fastening means equally placedto permit the said top to be secured to the headband in variousrelations to the visor to vary the appearance of the cap.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

SOLOMON ROSENBER-Gr.

